fall headlong
Example Sentences
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Again & again wily Senator Black would trip Witness Hopson up, cause him to fall headlong into puddles of contradiction.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just as it seemed as if they were doomed to fall headlong into the blaze, they were swerved violently into an opening that angled off from the main shaft.
From Pirates of the Gorm by Nathan Schachner
It was a wonder they both did not fall headlong, going at such speed.
From Little Grandmother by Sophie May
Suppose Josh were to fall headlong into the black water below!
From Menhardoc by C.J. Staniland
Le Maître, at the prow, in the violent upsetting, was seen to fall headlong between two bits of ice into the sea.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
